Flute of bone

A waist-mat

Stone implements used by Maoris for cutting hair

Carved boxes

Greenstone axes, with carved wooden bandies, and ornamented
with dogs' hair and birds' feathers

Long striking and thrusting weapons used by the Maoris

A Maori war-canoe




INTRODUCTION.


Eighty years ago, when the story told in these pages was first
published, "forecastle yarns" were more thrilling than they are now. In
these days we look for information in regard to a new land's
capabilities for pastoral, agricultural, and commercial pursuits; in
those days it was customary, with a large portion of the British public,
at any rate, to expect sailors to tell stories

Of the cannibals that each other eat,